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The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway. http://www.physorg.com/news177945959.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:26:27 EST news177945959 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. http://www.physorg.com/news177839355.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:53:30 EST news177839355 In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle, sub-regional brain volume loss using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study will be published the week of November 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://www.physorg.com/news177608940.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:20:05 EST news177608940 As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults. http://www.physorg.com/news177613236.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:01:10 EST news177613236 Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu. http://www.physorg.com/news177608441.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:41:05 EST news177608441 When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery could pave the way for the relatively rapid development of a vaccine against Chlamydia. http://www.physorg.com/news177596805.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:05 EST news177596805 New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news177593538.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:33:00 EST news177593538 Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others. http://www.physorg.com/news176464812.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:03 EST news176464812 Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego, California. http://www.physorg.com/news176265945.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:46:12 EST news176265945 (PhysOrg.com) -- It appears as though exercise pain does have plenty of gain when it comes to fighting off the severe effects of the flu. A new study by five Iowa State University researchers on mice infected with the flu virus suggests that a moderate workout per day may just keep the doctor away -- or at least diminish the severity of the flu's symptoms. http://www.physorg.com/news175957392.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:03:54 EST news175957392 Globalisation and industrialisation are causing diseases to spread from humans to animals, a study has shown. http://www.physorg.com/news175791661.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:14 EST news175791661 The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. http://www.physorg.com/news174761992.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:00:57 EST news174761992 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as "swine flu," have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the virus that are also present in seasonal flu viruses that have been circulating for years. These molecular sites appear to result in some level of immunity to the new virus in people who were exposed to the earlier influenza viruses. http://www.physorg.com/news174751318.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:02:29 EST news174751318 (PhysOrg.com) -- Matthew Belmonte, assistant professor of human development, is looking for order behind the many behavioral and physiological features of autism. http://www.physorg.com/news174650438.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:01 EST news174650438 By examining data from a 20-year-old clinical trial, a research team based at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (MGH-MIND) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), has found evidence supporting the findings of their 2008 study - that elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. The report - which will appear in the December 2009 Archives of Neurology and has been released online - analyzed blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from participants in a 1980s trail of potential Parkinson's medications, confirming the previous study's findings in a totally different group of patients. http://www.physorg.com/news174584895.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:02 EST news174584895 (PhysOrg.com) -- Children with functional abdominal pain who used audio recordings of guided imagery at home in addition to standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their pain problem, compared to children who received standard treatment alone. http://www.physorg.com/news174545422.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:10:02 EST news174545422 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI), located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Cleveland Clinic, report this finding online Oct. 8, 2009, issue of Science. http://www.physorg.com/news174232427.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:17 EST news174232427 The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse of aspirin. Appearing in the November 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online now, the article sounds a cautionary note as present day concerns about the novel H1N1 virus run high. http://www.physorg.com/news173715307.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:15:32 EST news173715307 Many people who have died from swine flu in the United States were also infected with other bacteria, including one which can cause pneumonia or meningitis, US health officials said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news173560770.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:50:02 EST news173560770 Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes the proteins' ability to damage brain nerve cells. http://www.physorg.com/news173443758.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:50:21 EST news173443758 An Israeli researcher working on a vaccine to combat Alzheimer's disease said on Monday he had made important progress following tests on gene-altered laboratory mice. http://www.physorg.com/news172761774.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:23:20 EST news172761774 Health care as we know it didn't exist 3,000 years ago. But along the Georgia coast, the Pacific Northwest, and coastal Brazil, people grew tall and strong and lived relatively free of disease. They ate game, fish, shellfish and wild plants. http://www.physorg.com/news172251831.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:33 EST news172251831 Researchers in Malaysia have identified key laboratory and clinical features of an emerging new form of malaria infection. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, confirms the potentially deadly nature of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news171745925.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:50:01 EST news171745925 The virus responsible for PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a rare brain disease that typically affects AIDS patients and other individuals with compromised immune systems, has been found to be reactivated in multiple-sclerosis patients being treated with natalizumab (Tysabri). The findings, led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), appear in tomorrow's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). http://www.physorg.com/news171738057.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:20:03 EST news171738057 One in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. http://www.physorg.com/news171634001.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:07:23 EST news171634001 Some 2,000 students at Washington State University have reported symptoms of swine flu, university officials said, in one of the largest reported outbreaks of the virus on a US college campus. http://www.physorg.com/news171462716.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:32:41 EST news171462716 (PhysOrg.com) -- As a child, Gillian Hayes fainted a lot. Doctors asked her to write down how she felt and what she was doing each time she became woozy. http://www.physorg.com/news171134627.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:40:01 EST news171134627 A new iPhone application, created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine flu), on the ground in real time. http://www.physorg.com/news171025833.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:10:58 EST news171025833 (PhysOrg.com) -- A laboratory study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that some of the worst fears about a virulent H1N1 pandemic flu season may not be realized this year, but does demonstrate the heightened communicability of the virus. http://www.physorg.com/news171017947.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:00:11 EST news171017947 Exposure to carbon monoxide, even at levels well below national limits, is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for the elderly with heart problems, according to a study published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news170956364.html Medicine & Health - Diseases Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:53:23 EST news170956364